Cell Death Discovery (May 2022)

GPR110 promotes progression and metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer

  • Hye-Jung Nam,
  • Yeon-Ju Kim,
  • Jae-Hyeok Kang,
  • Su-Jae Lee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-022-01053-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Abstract Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, and approximately 70% of all breast cancer patients use endocrine therapy, such as estrogen receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors. In particular, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains a major threat due to the lack of targeted treatment options and poor clinical outcomes. Here, we found that GPR110 was highly expressed in TNBC and GPR110 plays a key role in TNBC progression by engaging the RAS signaling pathway (via Gαs activation). High expression of GPR110 promoted EMT and CSC phenotypes in breast cancer. Consequently, our study highlights the critical role of GPR110 as a therapeutic target and inhibition of GPR110 could provide a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of TNBC patients.